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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2017.09.11 - 37097 September 11, 2017 Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 9:33 a.m. in Committee Room A of the Commissioners’ Auditorium Wing, County Service Center in Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT : Christine Long, Wade Fleming, Marcia Gershenson, Shelley Taub, Bob Hoffman, Eileen Kowall, David Woodward , Nancy Quarles COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Adam Kochenderfer OTHERS PRESENT : CHILDREN’S VILLAGE Joanna Overall, Manager DEER LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS’ ASSOC. Ken Gill, Lake Representative HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Kathy Forzley, Director MiCORPS Paul Steen, Biologist, Huron River Watershed Council Mary Knoll Wilmes, Biologist, MDEQ BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chris Ward, Administrative Director Michael Andrews, Senior Analyst Connie Srogi, Analyst Jami Monte, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Long instituted a moment of silence in honor and r emembrance of the public safety heroes, victims and their families of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Chairperson Long led the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Gershenson asked to remember th ose affected by the recent hurricanes. Commissioner Quarles requested prayer for her brother that is in San Juan, Puerto Rico , whom she has not heard from . APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Fleming moved approval of the minutes of August 14 and August 28 , 2017, as printed. Supported by Taub. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA Quarles moved approval of the agenda, as presented. Supported by Hoffman. OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48341-0470 Telephone: (248) 858-0100 FAX: (248) 858-1572 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Shelley Taub Bob Hoffman Eileen Kowall Adam Kochenderfer David Woodward Nancy Quarles CHRISTINE LONG Chairperson WADE FLEMING Vice Chairperson MARCIA GERSHENSON Minority Vice Chairperson General Government Committee Page 2 September 11, 2017 Motion carried on a voice vote. PUBLIC COMMENT None. AGENDA ITEMS 1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES /HEALTH DIVISION - AMENDMENT 1 TO OAKLAND UNIVERSITY, REACH GRANT CONTRACT The Department of Health and Human Services/Health Division is requesting acceptance of Amendment 1 to the REACH Grant Agreement from Oakland University in the amount of $78,369 to extend the project for an additional 12 months, thro ugh September 30, 2018. This is federal funding through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that was awarded to Oakland University. Oakland University, in turn, has contracted with the Health Division. The funding provides for one (1) Spec ial Revenue (SR) Full- Time Eligible (FTE) Public Health Educator II position for initiatives in the City of Pontiac to reduce chronic disease. Some of the duties of the Public Health Educator II is working on pop-up produce markets, the non-motorized transportation plan, the smarter lunchroom strategies with St. Joe’s , convenience store strategies for providing healthier foods in the markets and helping the Pontiac parks to develop a master plan update so that both agencies can go after grant funding to ass ist with upgrades to their parks. Oakland University is collecting data throughout all of these initiatives an d they are working on the evaluation using a number of requirements from the CDC to measure the success of the program. Taub moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution . Supported by Fleming . Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Kochenderfer absent. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION - OAKLAND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GREAT PARENTS GRE AT START AND HOME VISITATION GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Department of Health and Human Services/Health Division is seeking acceptance of $157,606 in total from the Oakland Intermediate School District . The Great Parents Great Start Grant award is in the amount of $31,500 for the purchase of educational supplies to be distributed to families served by the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) and N urturing Parent Programs (NPP). Both programs work intensively with parents; the NFP works with first -time moms in their first trimester all the way through the child’s second birthday, and the NPP works with parents of children from age s 0 to 18. The Oakland Schools Home Visitation Grant award is in the amount of $126,106 to continue the NFP in the south end of Oakland County, and will continue to fund one (1) SR, FTE Public Health Nurse III position . Previously, services have been limited to Pontiac. This will allow the program and services to be extended to other high-risk areas, such as Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Oak Park, Southfield, and more. The nurse will document the need and the utilization of the program in the south office, which will then be utilized to seek additional funding in future years. Both programs are evidence-based. The NFP collects information that is followed up on throughout the years, as does the national office for NFP in Denver. Evidence has shown tremendous success from the from the programs. Gershenson moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution . Supported by Hoffman. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Kochenderfer absent . General Government Committee Page 3 September 11, 2017 3. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION - INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION SERVICES The Department of Health and Human Services/Health Division is requesting approval of the Interlocal Agreement between Oakland County and Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN), formerly known as Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority (OCCMHA), to reflect the cha nge in name and for acceptance of $166,271 in grant monies, with a local match of $16,627. The interlocal agreement is for prevention services for substance abuse and funds two (2) SR, FTE Public Health Educator III positions. The main programs that the Public Health Educators work on are the Botvin LifeSkills Training - Parent Program, helping parents strengthen communication with their children ; the Botvin LifeSkills Training - Transitions Program , helping young adults transition into the workforce or hig her education; Botvin LifeSkills Training - Elementary and Middle School Programs, starting to teach kids about risky behaviors and helping them make good decisions as they are being subjected to peer pressure ; the Safe Dates Program, which is the only evidence-based curriculum that prevents dating abuse; the Photo Voice Project, a community -based participatory program where children take pictures in their community about questions posed to them; and the WITS Program, which stands for Walk Away, Ignore, Talk it Out, and Seek Help, providing children, school staff and parents with developmentally appropriate conflict resolution strategies. Gershenson moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution . Supported by Fleming. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Kochenderfer absent . 4. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/CHILDREN’S VILLAGE - 2017-2018 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM - GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Department of Health and Human Services/Children’s Village Division is seeking acceptance of the 2017-2018 National School Lunch/USDA Foods Distribution Agreement and Certification Statement for grant meal reimbursements from the Office of School Support Services, Michigan Department of Education. This is a meal reimbursement program for youth at Children’s Village who are placed in residential treatment and detention programs. It offered by the United States Department of Agriculture and administered by the Michigan Department of Education. The reimbursement funding period is July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018. Last year, $281,724 was received, which is th e highest amount of reimbursement available, because multi -grain products and low -fat milk were offered. The amount of reimbursement during this period is unknown because it is dependen t upon how many meals and snack s that are provided. Fleming moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution . Supported by Quarles. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Kochenderfer absent . 5. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY CANVASSERS Chairperson Long specified that the Oakland County Republican and Democratic Parties each forwarded three names for recommendation of appointment to the Board of County Canvassers. The General Government Committee will forward the recommendations to the full Board, where a vote will be conducted by ballot to appoint one member from each party. General Government Committee Page 4 September 11, 2017 Woodward moved to report to recommend the following candidates to be considered for appointment to the Board of County Canv assers for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2017 - October 31, 2021: One (1) Republican Member One (1) Democratic Member Wilma Cotton Gloria Harsten Spann Claudine Bacher Vaughn Derderian Greg Dildilian Sharon Baseman Supported by Kowall. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Kochenderfer absent . 6. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SOLID WASTE PLANNING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Chairperson Long stated that all of the incumbents were contacted and all but three confirmed their interest in being reappointed to the Solid Waste Planning Committee . Steven Percival, Mayor of the City of the Village of Clarkston and member in the General Public category, will switch seats with Claire Galed, who is retired from the City of Huntington Woods and a member in the City Government category . Open seats are within the following categories: one (1) Solid Waste Industry, one (1) Environmental Interest Group and one (1) Regional Solid Waste Planning Agency - SEMCOG. The General Government Committee direc ted staff to contact the Sierra Club to ensure their agreement in the reappointment of Jean Gramlich in the Environmental Interest Group category, to contact Great Lakes Recycling and Tringali Sanitation for a recommendation of appointment in the Solid Was te Industry category, and to contact the Clinton River Watershed Council to confirm the recommendation of appointment made by the previous member in the Environmental Interest Group category. Commissioner Taub expressed her concern with members being appo inted that do not reside in Oakland County. 7. MICHIGAN CLEAN WATER CORPS (MiCORPS) - PRESENTATION Commissioner Woodward introduced Mr. Steen to talk about the Great Lakes Monitoring Program that is dedicated to monitoring and protecting water quality in lakes across the state, and specifically in Oakland County. He expressed a desire for the Board of Commissioners to grow, support and expand a partnership through the program. Mr. Steen identified himself as the program monitor with the Great Lakes Waters hed Council. His organization is contracted to run th e program through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Mr. Steen introduced Ms. Knoll Wilmes, a biologist with the DEQ, and identified that she is the main contact in running the program through the DEQ. He also introduced Mr. Gill, who has been monitoring lakes for 11 years. Mr. Steen identified that Michigan has 11,000 lakes , with Oakland County having 562 lakes. The Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program has been operating since 1974 t hrough the DEQ and is the second longest-lived volunteer monitoring program in the country. Approximately 250 lakes enroll into the program across Michigan every year and this past year, there were 1 4 lakes from Oakland County. Often times, residents who are associated with lake associations or lake boards will opt into th is program and pay a fee for registration and equipment, receive training and are up and running to conduct monitoring on their lakes. The DEQ heads up the program, the Great Lakes Commiss ion is the primary contractor, the Huron River Watershed Council works on the program, Michigan State University is the technical expert, and the Michigan Lakes and Streams Association is the primary contact with the residents across the state, helping them with enrollment and getting equipment. General Government Committee Page 5 September 11, 2017 Typically, there is one resident on the lake who is the primary volunteer and will then often recruit 1 to 5 other volunteers to help them. This is often on behalf of a lake association, so they are fully aware of what they are doing. Monetary support from Oakland County would fund about 100 lakes being enrolled into the program, providing equipment, recruitment efforts, a one-day training of all residents, a summer intern to help lake residents with water quality measurements, and each lake being provided an end -of-year report on their data. The data collected would be used for invasive species prevention and monitoring for warning signs of harmful algal blooms. Discussion was held. Kowall moved to receive and file the Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program pamphlet, Paul Steen’s business card, Oakland County Lakes map and the Deer Lake, Oakland County 2016 CLMP Results. Supported by Quarles. Motion carried on a voice vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. Health and Human Services - Health Division - Taking Action on Opioid and Prescription Drug Abuse in Michigan by Supporting Community Response Grant Application B. Board/Committee/Commission Information Taub moved to receive and file Communication Items A - B. Supported by Fleming. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Taub pointed out, regarding Communication Item B, that she has only been able to attend one out of four meetings of the Library Board due to scheduling conflict s of meetings with the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) in which she also has obligations. Taub moved that all boards, committees and commissions that commissioners sit on statutorily shall submit their meeting calendars to the Board of Commissioners’ Administrative Director for approval. Supported by Gershenson. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Kochenderfer and Woodward absent. There being no further business to come before the Commi ttee, the meeting adjourned at 10:56 a.m. ______________________________________ _____________________________________ Jami Monte, Committee Coordinator Chris Ward, Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.